Amazon drought stalls shipping as boats run aground in low rivers

10/12/2023

MANAUS—A barge carrying three trucks and 2,000 empty cooking gas cylinders lies stranded on the vast sand banks of a diminished Rio Negro river after running aground last month, highlighting the plight of river transport in the…

‘Oldest skydiver’ dies a week after skydiving

10/11/2023

Dorothy Hoffner, the 104-year-old Chicago woman who jumped from a plane one week ago in what is believed to be a new world record for the oldest skydiver in the world, died on Monday, Oct 9, 2023, according to Skydive…

Hamas attack: Israel nears forming emergency government

10/11/2023

JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition has agreed to form an emergency unity government with opposition politicians following the deadliest Palestinian militant attack in Israeli history, his ruling Likud Party said on Tuesday. The main opposition leaders, former…

EU urges Musk to tackle spread of disinformation on X after Hamas attack

10/11/2023

BRUSSELS—EU industry chief Thierry Breton told Elon Musk on Tuesday to tackle the spread of disinformation on his X messaging platform since Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel to comply with new EU online content…

North Korea blames Israel for causing bloodshed in Gaza

10/10/2023

SEOUL—North Korea state media on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, blamed Israel for causing bloodshed in Gaza, weighing in the military clashes between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas for the first time. READ MORE: Russia accuses US…

Attack in Myanmar: Women, children among 29 killed as artillery hits refugee camp

10/10/2023

  An artillery strike that hit a refugee camp near Myanmar’s border with China has killed at least 29 people, including women and children, media and sources said on Tuesday, in one of the deadliest attacks on…

Russia accuses US of ‘destructive’ approach on Israeli–Palestinian war

10/10/2023

MOSCOW—Russia condemned violence against both Jews and Palestinians in Israel and the Palestinian Territories on Monday, but criticised the United States for what it said was its destructive approach which had ignored the need for an independent…

Hamas threatens to kill captives if Israel strikes civilians

10/10/2023

JERUSALEM/GAZA—The Islamist militant Hamas movement threatened to execute an Israeli captive every time Israel bombs a Palestinian home without warning, as Israel called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists and imposed a blockade on the Gaza Strip, raising…

Israel and Palestinian war: What you need to know now

10/09/2023

Israel’s military pounded the Palestinian enclave of Gaza on Sunday and killed hundreds of people a day after a surprise attack by Hamas militants left some 700 Israelis dead, the worst attack on Israeli soil in decades.…

What is Hamas?

10/09/2023

The Palestinian group Hamas has launched a surprise attack from Gaza into Israel, in one of the most serious escalations in the Israel-Palestinian conflict in years. READ MORE: Israel declares war; death toll now 1,100 What is Hamas? –…

Nobel Peace Prize goes to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi

10/07/2023

OSLO — Imprisoned Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran’s theocratic leaders and a boost for anti-government protesters, prompting the Islamic Republic’s condemnation. The award-making committee…

Libya flood disaster damaged ancient city but revealed new remains

10/06/2023

CYRENE, Libya – The flooding that killed thousands in Libya’s Derna last month damaged the ruins at the ancient Greek city of Cyrene in the mountains nearby, but it also revealed new archaeological remains there, by washing away…

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